jackie keenan reports from florida. when it came time for rebecca kelson to replace the tires on her mustang, she couldn't afford to pay full price. but she found rent-a-roll to keep her ride rolling. she's been coming in every two weeks to pay her debt. i like the payment plans they have for you, it's pretty reasonable. kelson isn't the only one racing to rent n roll on payday. the rent-to-own industry's fastest growing segment is the tire and wheel business. here consumers rent or buy a new set of tires and make small weekly payments. if they take too long to pay it off, customers can end up paying twice as much for the tires. you definitely pay more if you don't pay it off early. ceo larry sutton's business is booming. when he started his first rent-n-roll in 2000 70 percent was focused on flashy rims. now tires make up half his business, and rent and roll is the 17th largest tire dealer in the country. with household income down five percent since 2009, and credit still hard to come by, the recession is playing the

for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. something that could hold chocolate prices in check for now-- trading volumes in the cocoa powder and butter markets are dropping as traders take time off for the holidays.coming up...how the affordable care act is spurring a flood of mergers and acquisitions. plus...in chart talk. following the money trail...one trader says he's taking a cue from the big hedge funds stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ factory orders, employment, gdp - these are all measures of the health of our economy. here's another metric, the number of mergers & acquisitions, and 2014 is looking like a banner year. david braun runs capstone strategic in the washington dc area & he wrote the book successful acquisitions. you advise companies on the process - where do you see the big growth in m&a activity next year? >>bill, good to be with you. i think there's probably three main areas that we're seeing some significant expected for 2014. number one is going to be healthcare. we've seen a lot of activity already over this pas

for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. the fdic reports the number of "problem" community banks is down, and bank failures have slowed. credit unions are catching on to consumers' overdraft habits. as fewer consumers overdraw their accounts, unions are increasing fees to 28 dollars, up from 25 a few years ago. big banks still charge the most, at nearly 35 dollars. a job market milestone has been reached this year for the ladies. women--have recovered all jobs lost during the recession. however, men are still falling behind. the labor department reports-- a record 67.5 million women are working today. that's above the 67.4 who held jobs back in 2008.as for the men-- 69 million are currently working...but that is below the high of 70.9 set in june 2007. the reason is-- women tend to work in education, health, hospitality and retail-- sectors that have made a rebound or weathered the downturn. men-- dominate jobs in construction and manufacturing which were hit hardest by the recession. traders are expected to reap the benefi

for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. a recent survey from boston consulting group finds 54 percent of companies plan to or are seriously considering reshoring jobs to the u-s. coming up...what's glittering in gold? chart talk is up next. and...the jobs report trumps taper fears-- bill moller will be here next with a money manager who saw that coming. what "else" he sees" ...after this "in the know" message. hi, i'm ben affleck, and many actors have played the part of a u.s. serviceman in the movies, but for veterans like james crosby and so many other brave men and women, his service and his sacrifice for our country are real. outside baghdad, a rocket attack blew up my humvee, killing one of my marines and leaving me paralyzed. [ben affleck] when james returned home, he, like many others, was in no condition to cope and advocate for the services he needed. fortunately, paralyzed veterans of america's trained experts were there to help him so he could concentrate on getting well. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans